Reports on distribution possibilities for independent films. Includes college and university campuses as a promising outlet for American independents. (PD)

Two films--"A Drop of Water" and "The Periodic Table"--are described and their value in facilitating a creative approach to science education for gifted students is discussed. Activities are suggested for before and after viewing each film. (CL)

The author describes 20 educational films he has picked as the best of 1981. His selections include such topics as folktales, geology, nutrition, fire safety, and relationships with the elderly. Distributors' addresses are provided. (Author/SJL)

Gives annotations and availability for 45 films concerning various aspects of business communication. (KS)

The wider and wiser use of word-free films is urged to reach an international range of audiences. Films produced by the World Health Organization are described and common fallacies and guidelines for utilization are given. (BD)

Movies may entertain, but they can teach students valuable lessons at the same time, helping them learn to effectively address their own problems and life challenges. This article discusses the use of cinematherapy, selecting appropriate material, assigning that material with a therapeutic purpose and discussing the student's experience. (GCP)

Discusses the collection and preservation of the unwritten historical record of deaf people, focusing on historical film materials made by deaf persons and ways to index and catalog them that incorporate relevant information on cultural and linguistic aspects of the deaf community. (12 references) (Author/CB)

Explores how inferential or evocative language functions to determine meaning and focus in screenplays. Demonstrates that, although "shooting scripts" might be read as instructions, "screenplays" can be understood only as a form of writing that communicates its meaning through the connotative nuances of language. Shows how…

States that the multitalented Romaine Fielding (born 1868) was the first filmmaker ever to shoot westerns on location in the American Southwest. Provides a brief summary of the life and times of Fielding. Discusses whether or not Fielding is deserving of the title "artist." Explores his career as a filmmaker. (PA)

Describes films from the Native Forum of the 2001 Sundance Film Festival, focusing on the feature film, "Christmas in the Clouds," and also looking at a variety of documentaries on indigenous populations in North America and Mexico. Presents a brief annotation and contact information for each film. (SM)

Manga has been growing rapidly in popularity with young readers in recent years. But to the novice, the form comes with a dizzying array of styles, and even a language all its own. This article provides a short glossary of terms that every otaku should know.

There is a distinction between blindness, vision impairment and print-restriction. Blindness is the inability to see. Vision impairment is an inability to see clearly. Print restriction is an inability to see because of restricted access and/or physical impairment that makes the ability to focus and/or read impossible. All benefit from…

Far too many Americans and people in other societies face the pain of losing work, so that deprivation is not a rare event. But sometimes, and especially in a popular culture, it is not the job that is lost, but the promise that the job and the one who performed it would be valued. The calamity is to be good at one's trade and to find that it…

Voted the greatest book of all time in several polls, J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has been made into three films between 2001-2003 by New Zealand director Peter Jackson with the complete trilogy out on DVD in 2004. Prompted by the question: "What would Tolkien have made of them?" Mark Sinker discusses the films and the books by way of…

Although at one level Jean-Pierre Jeunets "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain" is a sweet, attractive film about a young Parisian doing good deeds, it also offers a compelling analysis of the role of technology in our modern lives. The film paints a world where machines and a mechanistic worldview are appealing because humans have a desire to…